Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine starts to work just 10 days after 1st dose
Overall, the vaccine was 52% effective after the first dose and 95% effective after the second dose.
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Epic time-lapse shows what the Milky Way will look like 400,000 years from now
The Gaia space observatory just released its most detailed map of the universe yet, including the trajectories of hundreds of millions of stars.
Who was Carl Linnaeus?
Carl Linnaeus, the famous 18th century Swedish botanist, created the basic foundation on which the modern binomial classification system is based.
Watch SpaceX test a giant ‘Starship’ over Texas today
SpaceX plans to test its enormous Starship prototype over Boca Chica, Texas at some point Tuesday (Dec. 8).
Giant pandas have winter poop parties, rolling around in horse manure
Pandas enjoy rolling in horse manure; this smelly habit may help them keep warm.
New Zealand’s Ardern apologizes as report into mosque attack faults focus on Islamist terror risks
Author: Reuters ID: 1607434215474647400 Tue, 2020-12-08 10:34 WELLINGTON: New Zealand security agencies were almost exclusively focused on the perceived threat of Islamist terrorism before...
Athens accuses Turkey of facilitating Somali migration to Greece
Author: AFP ID: 1607433189964588300 Tue, 2020-12-08 13:01 ATHENS: The Greek government on Tuesday accused Turkey of encouraging Somali migration through promotion campaigns and visa...
Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective
Author: AP ID: 1607445154605376800 Tue, 2020-12-08 16:12 New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and...
Did the universe’s creator hide a message in the cosmos?
Did the creator of the universe leave a hidden message in the cosmos for intelligent life? If so, scientists have yet to find it....
What Indonesias Local Elections Mean for National Politics
JAKARTA, Dec 08 (IPS) – In just over a day, on 9 December, Indonesia holds 270 simultaneous local elections for executive office. This involves...
‘Connect the dots’ between street protests and global turmoil, urges Guterres 
DR Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands 
A nanoparticle revealed the tiny impact of a single gas atom 
Was van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ a flight of fancy or a real sky?